MALTA – Derek Bornt’s victory celebration Friday night at Albany-Saratoga Speedway ended in disappointment. Bornt appeared to win the 25-lap sportsman feature, recording what would have been the first win of his career. But on Saturday morning, track promoter Lyle … Continue reading →
MALTA, NY –Marc Johnson almost felt bad about winning Friday night’s 35-lap modified feature at Albany-Saratoga Speedway. Almost. Johnson, the 2016 point champion, used lapped traffic to catch up with his good friend, Rocky Warner, and then rocketed … Continue reading →
MALTA, NY – Everyone loves Memorial Day Weekend. While most people look forward to parades, cookouts and watching the Indy 500, Brett Hearn looks forward to sitting in victory lane at Albany-Saratoga Speedway. Hearn took advantage of a late restart … Continue reading →
MALTA, NY – First, Jessey Mueller made a big mistake. Then, he got a big break. And as a result, he walked off with $3,000 for picking up his first win of the season Friday night in the 35-lap modified … Continue reading →
Malta, NY – Now, that was worth the wait. After four consecutive rainouts, Albany-Saratoga Speedway finally kicked off its 2019 season Friday night, with 2017 track champion Peter Britten winning the 35-lap modified feature. Britten won the first heat, putting … Continue reading →
MALTA – What’s the difference between a fourth-place car and a first-place car? The sweet spot. Ronnie Johnson found that sweet spot Friday night, rocketing out of his seventh starting spot to win the 40-lap King of Dirt 358 Series … Continue reading →
MALTA, NY – If you like rooting for underdogs, you would have loved Friday night’s 100-lap King of Dirt Sportsman Series 602 Northeast Crate Nationals at Albany-Saratoga Speedway. Brian Calabrese of Johnstown, driving a 10-year-old Bicknell chassis and wearing an … Continue reading →
MALTA – Leave it to Stewart Friesen to steal the spotlight from “Championship Night” at Albany-Saratoga Speedway. Friesen, left with a Friday night with nothing to do because his primary circuit, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, is on a … Continue reading →
MALTA, NY – I’ll see you one Tremont, and raise you two Johnsons. After Ken Tremont Jr. got a huge monkey off his back with a victory in the “Stan Da Man” Memorial race to open a full-moon-bathed racing card … Continue reading →
MALTA – No one likes a racing card that gets interrupted by rain, but Chad Edwards probably isn’t complaining. The driver out of Gloversville started on the pole and led all 25 laps to record his first sportsman victory of … Continue reading →